Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Allison Jane Smith, designer of collections like the ever so popular Charm Bracelet, has a new book that has us thinking about all the little shorties in our lives! It's called Baby Love, and it's chock full of projects for your Sweet Pea. And, all these cute projects are accompanied by some beautiful photography! With baby sewing and quilting projects for boy and girl, it's the perfect gift for any Mom (or Grandma)-to-be! BONUS: leave a comment and automatically be entered to win a free copy for yourself! We will choose two winners at random tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. Good luck!

Hi!

I am so excited to be back on the Jolly Jabber! Today I am here to tell you a little about my new book, Baby Love. I believe that making a quilt for a new baby is one of the most special ways to express love. Baby quilts are an amazing way of creating an heirloom that can be cherished forever.

This book contains 16 fun projects, ranging from simple baby gear sewing projects to beautiful baby quilts. My patterns are always designed simple enough that a quilting beginner can easily accomplish them. I would love to share three of the patterns from Baby Love:

This is the Butterfly Onesie pattern. It teaches you to sew butterfly wings onto a onesie in order to create an adorable, custom look.

This is the Little Man quilt pattern. It is so hard to find cute baby boy patterns, so I made sure to include some in my book. This one is designed around the dreams we have for our little boys.

This sweet quilt is called Sugar Coated. It features scallops, stripes, and ribbons. I used my Charm Bracelet fabric collection for this quilt. I love how the green and blue fabrics give this pink and brown quilt some depth of color.

I started quilting when I was pregnant with my daughter, Belle. It was an amazing way to prepare for her arrival. I hope that Baby Love can inspire you to create something special for a baby you love!

Come visit me on my blog for more ideas! I will be featuring other baby projects on there!

I can't get enough of the adorable baby projects and hope that I have more reasons to make ALL of the cute ideas. The Little Man quilt pattern looks so neat. There are never enough boy projects in my opinion.Pick me. Pick me. I would love to win this book!

Yippie this is just what I've been looking for. A homemade gift is always appreciated but I still like a new project to get excited to make :) Can't wait to get a good look inside this book!!! Kathie k.bugbee@att.net

Baby Love!! What a great name for a book. Baby quilts are all I have created so far. It's a great feeling to give a special hand made baby gift to a friend or family member. Hope to peek inside this book soon.

I love making baby quilts and snuggly fabric gifts for the nursery. This is what started me quilting in the first place and it is still my favorite quilting projects. So nice to welcome a new baby with a cuddly quilt. :-) Pat

I will be looking for this book in the shops. Each and every new arrival should get a special quilt and so far I am managing to do that for the little ones in the family. I look forward to seeing the other ideas.

First saw your book on Pipersgirls website. The quilts really caught my eye but seem simple enough for a novice quilter (me) to try. 2nd grandchild (a girl) arriving in July. I can just see her bundled in the Rosebuds with the dress that I am smocking for her.